Robert Odis James (1910 - 1994)

Born 30 Jan 1910 in Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Son of John Franklin James and Nancy Dorenda (Randolph) James

Husband of Ruby Pearl (Jones) James — married 9 Aug 1930 in Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri

Died 6 Apr 1994 at age 84 in St. James, Phelps, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Robert was born in 1910. He was the youngest child of John Franklin James and Nancy Dorenda Randolph and the only child born in the state of Tennessee.

Robert Odis was devoted to his family and also enjoyed telling jokes and stories. He could always illicit a laugh or two.

He was a Nazarene Minister who lived in various places in Missouri. He retired in St. James Missouri and is buried, along with his wife at St. James Cemetery, St. James, Phelps County, Missouri.

He passed away in 1994.

Sources

• 1910 U.S. Census, District 3, Gibson County, Tennessee.

• 1920 U.S. Census, District 17, Dyer County, Tennessee.

• Missouri Marriage Record for Odis James and Ruby Jones, 9 August 1930, Pemiscot County, Missouri. Both underage and their mothers, Mrs. N.D. James and Mrs. Celia Jones gave consent.

• 1930 U.S. Census, Pemiscot County, Missouri.

• 1940 U.S. Census, Benton, Adair, Missouri, United States

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #60364322 (accessed 4 July 2023)
  Memorial page for Robert Odis James (30 Jan 1910-6 Apr 1994), citing Saint James Cemetery, Saint James, Phelps County, Missouri, USA (plot: Section F, Row 18); Maintained by Olive Oyl (contributor 46829644).

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Mary James and DJ, her 1st cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John James and Nancy Randolph, the grandparents of Mary James and grandparents of DJ. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st-2nd cousins, based on sharing 755 cM (10.121%) across 22 segments.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Mary James and DJ, her 1st cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John James and Nancy Randolph, the grandparents of Mary James and grandparents of DJ. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st-2nd cousins, based on sharing 755 cM (10.121%) across 22 segments.